desertion

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /dɪˈzɝʃən/ UK /dɪˈzɜːʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #24945

Meanings

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noun
The act of abandoning a person, duty, or cause that you should support.

The soldier was punished for desertion after leaving his post.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of abandoning a... abandonment defection

Word family

Forms desertions

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French désertion.

*ser- (bind) Proto-Indo-European désertion Middle French

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